The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.
With Trump proclaiming the U.S. will recognize two sexes, male and female, there are a host of implications for trans and nonbinary people.
An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide.
A federal court weighs the case of a teacher who refused to use students' chosen names and pronouns, as similar questions arise elsewhere.
Sasha Buchert, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal who represented plaintiffs who sued and temporarily blocked a similar order in 2017 in the first Trump administration, called the new order "cruel" and said it "compromises the safety of our country."
Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact.
In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.
The Boston lawsuit said Trump’s order directly targets transgender Americans by attempting to deny them legal recognition under federal law and to strip them of long-established legal protections.
The 1950s also marked the rise of transgender activism, fueled by broader civil rights and LGBTQ+ movements. At the time, LGBTQ+ people faced widespread discrimination, including legal prosecution ...
Plaintiffs claim the state’s policy against amending birth certificates amounts to an invasion of their privacy because it would force them to reveal their transgender status when providing birth certificates to others.
ending federal legal recognition of transgender people, and restricting gender marker changes on federal documents. Major national medical associations, including the American Academy of ...